diff --git a/sys/vm/uma.h b/sys/vm/uma.h
index 67595e78f114..297d163c296e 100644
--- a/sys/vm/uma.h
+++ b/sys/vm/uma.h
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ uma_zone_t uma_zcache_create(char *name, int size, uma_ctor ctor, uma_dtor dtor,
  */
 #define	UMA_ZONE_INHERIT						\
     (UMA_ZONE_NOTOUCH | UMA_ZONE_MALLOC | UMA_ZONE_NOFREE |		\
-     UMA_ZONE_NOTPAGE | UMA_ZONE_PCPU | UMA_ZONE_FIRSTTOUCH |		\
-     UMA_ZONE_ROUNDROBIN)
+     UMA_ZONE_VM | UMA_ZONE_NOTPAGE | UMA_ZONE_PCPU |			\
+     UMA_ZONE_FIRSTTOUCH | UMA_ZONE_ROUNDROBIN)
 
 /* Definitions for align */
 #define UMA_ALIGN_PTR	(sizeof(void *) - 1)	/* Alignment fit for ptr */
diff --git a/sys/vm/uma_core.c b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
index d768ce202c10..bd1aaa5ca756 100644
--- a/sys/vm/uma_core.c
+++ b/sys/vm/uma_core.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ bucket_alloc(uma_zone_t zone, void *udata, int flags)
 			return (NULL);
 		udata = (void *)((uintptr_t)udata | UMA_ZFLAG_BUCKET);
 	}
-	if ((uintptr_t)udata & UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY)
+	if (((uintptr_t)udata & UMA_ZONE_VM) != 0)
 		flags |= M_NOVM;
 	ubz = bucket_zone_lookup(zone->uz_bucket_size);
 	if (ubz->ubz_zone == zone && (ubz + 1)->ubz_entries != 0)
@@ -1897,8 +1897,7 @@ keg_layout(uma_keg_t keg)
 	    ("%s: cannot configure for PCPU: keg=%s, size=%u, flags=0x%b",
 	     __func__, keg->uk_name, keg->uk_size, keg->uk_flags,
 	     PRINT_UMA_ZFLAGS));
-	KASSERT((keg->uk_flags &
-	    (UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL | UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY)) == 0 ||
+	KASSERT((keg->uk_flags & (UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL | UMA_ZONE_VM)) == 0 ||
 	    (keg->uk_flags & (UMA_ZONE_NOTOUCH | UMA_ZONE_PCPU)) == 0,
 	    ("%s: incompatible flags 0x%b", __func__, keg->uk_flags,
 	     PRINT_UMA_ZFLAGS));
@@ -1947,16 +1946,16 @@ keg_layout(uma_keg_t keg)
 	/*
 	 * We can't do OFFPAGE if we're internal or if we've been
 	 * asked to not go to the VM for buckets.  If we do this we
-	 * may end up going to the VM  for slabs which we do not
-	 * want to do if we're UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY as a result
-	 * of UMA_ZONE_VM, which clearly forbids it.  In those cases,
-	 * evaluate a pseudo-format called INTERNAL which has an inline
-	 * slab header and one extra page to guarantee that it fits.
+	 * may end up going to the VM for slabs which we do not want
+	 * to do if we're UMA_ZONE_VM, which clearly forbids it.
+	 * In those cases, evaluate a pseudo-format called INTERNAL
+	 * which has an inline slab header and one extra page to
+	 * guarantee that it fits.
 	 *
 	 * Otherwise, see if using an OFFPAGE slab will improve our
 	 * efficiency.
 	 */
-	if ((keg->uk_flags & (UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL | UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY)) != 0)
+	if ((keg->uk_flags & (UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL | UMA_ZONE_VM)) != 0)
 		fmts[nfmt++] = UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL;
 	else
 		fmts[nfmt++] = UMA_ZFLAG_OFFPAGE;
@@ -2073,9 +2072,6 @@ keg_ctor(void *mem, int size, void *udata, int flags)
 	zone = arg->zone;
 	keg->uk_name = zone->uz_name;
 
-	if (arg->flags & UMA_ZONE_VM)
-		keg->uk_flags |= UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY;
-
 	if (arg->flags & UMA_ZONE_ZINIT)
 		keg->uk_init = zero_init;
 
@@ -2461,8 +2457,6 @@ zone_ctor(void *mem, int size, void *udata, int flags)
 	if (arg->import) {
 		KASSERT((arg->flags & UMA_ZFLAG_CACHE) != 0,
 		    ("zone_ctor: Import specified for non-cache zone."));
-		if (arg->flags & UMA_ZONE_VM)
-			arg->flags |= UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY;
 		zone->uz_flags = arg->flags;
 		zone->uz_size = arg->size;
 		zone->uz_import = arg->import;
diff --git a/sys/vm/uma_int.h b/sys/vm/uma_int.h
index 352634a0afa3..5df643bad11d 100644
--- a/sys/vm/uma_int.h
+++ b/sys/vm/uma_int.h
@@ -166,14 +166,12 @@
 #define	UMA_ZFLAG_BUCKET	0x10000000	/* Bucket zone. */
 #define	UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL	0x20000000	/* No offpage no PCPU. */
 #define	UMA_ZFLAG_TRASH		0x40000000	/* Add trash ctor/dtor. */
-#define	UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY	0x80000000	/* Don't ask VM for buckets. */
 
 #define	UMA_ZFLAG_INHERIT						\
     (UMA_ZFLAG_OFFPAGE | UMA_ZFLAG_HASH | UMA_ZFLAG_VTOSLAB |		\
-     UMA_ZFLAG_BUCKET | UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL | UMA_ZFLAG_CACHEONLY)
+     UMA_ZFLAG_BUCKET | UMA_ZFLAG_INTERNAL)
 
 #define	PRINT_UMA_ZFLAGS	"\20"	\
-    "\40CACHEONLY"			\
     "\37TRASH"				\
     "\36INTERNAL"			\
     "\35BUCKET"				\